Ankenes Municipality

Ankenes is a former municipality in county, . The 2,028-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1884 until 1974. It encompassed most of the present-day , surrounding of the which was once its own municipality.
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  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 1 metre (3 feet)
  • …is also known as “Ankenesstrand”
  • Description: former municipality in Nordland, Norway

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ankenes Church and Narvik.
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is a parish church of the Church…
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is a railway station located in in , on the Ofoten Line. is situated 4 km northeast of Ankenes Municipality.
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is a parish church of the Church… is situated 3 km southwest of Ankenes Municipality.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Håkvik and Narvik.
or Ginnasluokta is a in in county, . is situated 3 km west of Ankenes Municipality.
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is a city in in northern .

Ankenes Municipality

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Latitude
68.4154° or 68° 24′ 55″ north
Longitude
17.37998° or 17° 22′ 48″ east
Open location code
9FWVC98H+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9884378155
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
3163049
Wiki­data ID
Q1770618

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Ankenes Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ankenes”
  • Danish: “Ankenes Kommune”
  • Dutch: “Ankenes”
  • Irish: “Ankenes”
  • Northern Sami: “Oŋká”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ankenes kommune”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ankenes”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ankenes kommune”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ankenes”
  • Norwegian: “Ankenes”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Ankenes”
  • Russian: “Анкенес”
  • Swedish: “Ankenes kommun”
  • Turkish: “Ankenes”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ankeneshallen and Ankenes Alpinklubb.

Nordland: Highlights

Learn more about Lofoten and Narvik.

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